Orton Hall Hotel and Spa - Peterborough

Daniel W. C. P.

As a wedding photographer Orton Hall is one of my favourite wedding venues and one I go to most.

Perhaps my favourite thing about Orton Hall is that it has 20 acres of gardens for us to explore! There’s a wonderful range of scenery including: An avenue of huge, ancient conifers, snowdrops in February, daffodils and bluebells in spring and honeysuckle in summer, a mini-hedge maze and great views of Orton Hall from under an ancient oak tree.

The conservatory is a beautiful location for the ceremony and you can even get married outside by the bandstand.

The Great Hall is a majestic location for the wedding breakfast and the first dance, with its high ceiling and grand chandeliers.
In the evening the conservatory bar and courtyard become the chill out areas while the dance-floor is jumping in the Great Hall.

A fabulous wedding venue choice in the Peterborough area.

Lisha S.

I stayed in a room for 2 nights and would not hesitate to recommend the venue. The room was clean and tidy with everything I needed. All the staff I had dealings with were amazingly polite, friendly, and helpful, and deserve a medal for adding to my experience. The building and the grounds surrounding it are lovely. I attended 2 parties at the venue and the food I had was good. I'm hoping the social groups I'm in will choose this venue next year for their festive parties, as it would be great to return.

Raluca A.

Genuinely impressed by this place! The service was impeccable from the start until the end, and the location was simply breathtaking.

I highly recommend booking breakfast. The food and service were top-notch.

We were in room 134, and despite the fact that there were a few functions happening simultaneously, we couldn’t hear a thing.

Don’t miss out on the spa!

Also, be cautious when parking. The birds there can surprise you with some impressive poop bombs. Try to park as far away from the tall trees as possible.

Julie N.

Comfortable and well appointed rooms within lush grounds and interesting heritage decor. Loved the huge room size. Very peaceful at night. Breakfast was good and offers both cooked English and continental. Has stairs and no lifts though, so travelers with heavy bags may need to use muscles. Staff very helpful though.

Helena K.

I was asked by Orton Hall to post a review after I used one of their function rooms last month. Meeting with the event planner was great however on the day what was agreed and paid for wasn't entirely to family expectations and agreed plan and 2 elements of the food were not what we asked for and certainly not gourmet yet Orton Hall charged premium prices. Trying to get a response from the manager is ridiculous seems the manager does not care. Not allowed a phone number to discuss our disappointment and to receive their feedback, instead we have been advised to use a generic email address where no response is forthcoming. Very disappointed as seems they are quick to take the money but won't deal with a complaint.

Fern C.

Pool room has rust and mold on ceilings ( particularly around pipe connections) and pathways to fire exits are always dangerously wet (staff should keep on top of this). We a aw someone showering in the steam room, as in lathering up and washing off in the pool. When I asked staff if they allow this they replied “no” but turned away and didn’t wish to listen to my concerns. Staff member also said she “couldn’t be bothered” to check a locker for a service users lost items. Staff members are periodically hostile and consistently rude, even when offered compliments on their work; it seems they should undergo public facing training because they are forcing the spa, and in turn the hotel, to lose custom - it’s a spa… but not a relaxing one with current staff members. Drinks are limited, overpriced and incorrectly served. The sauna is fantastic, although quite small… The steam room needs regularly cleaning but apart from that features essential oil aromas which feels like it does something. However I feel it important to note that the water often smells like blood. Like if there was a pool next to a butchers? I wouldn’t recommend and am unlikely to return.

Emmanoel S.

A very relaxing experience to have. It's a perfect place to go for some peace and comfort. Went with my wife for a weekend, the antique castle style is something that gives a touch of luxury and a little bit of royalty, I would say. Free parking available, nice restaurant in the hotel and the spa area wasn't packed when we were there. It has a heated pool, sauna, Jacuzzi and steam room. Perfect for couples. Traditional British breakfast, very good 🙂

William W.

This trip was a present for the wife’s birthday having booked it for the spa treatment facility attached to the hotel , the grounds and the hotel itself was lovely, and it also had some history to it which was nice to read about , our room was nice with a big four poster bed although a little dated , we ate at both restaurants the first being the ramble wood inn which is a pub attached to the hotel , the food was nice although my wife’s mains did get forgotten about but in addition they did take that off the bill so in all we only paid £30 for the 3 courses plus drinks and the waitress could not stop apologising , it was very busy that night so all was forgiven lol, the hotel restaurant was very extravagant and intimate which was very nice , they did have a wedding on at the time of our stay which I found quite awkward but the hotel did try their best to keep that separate from the hotel guests although I did find myself in amongst the wedding reception walking back to our room , the location isn’t the best as there isn’t much to do but in addition there is a lovely canal near the hotel which was nice for walks , |Now the spa itself (which was the reason we went ) the gym lol what gym haha it was just a treadmill and a cross trainer in a grim room the pool was ok ish although it does need upgrades, the jacuzzi was way too small the sauna and steam room was nice and clean but the relaxation room was abit dead , the massages we had was nice though and the girls doing that had a great chin wag with the missus which made us feel at ease , all in all it was a nice weekend but the spa could do with upgrading